Chatty AF: The Anime Feminist Podcast

Dee, Caitlin, and Peter check in on the 2026 Spring season where they actually get to spend most of their time talking about Feminist Potential titles! 0:00:00 Intro Neutral Zone 0:01:36 MAO 0:10:05 Daemons of the Shadow Realm 0:16:28 Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk It’s… Complicated 0:22:16 Nippon Sangoku 0:27:53 Needy Girl Overdose Feminist Potential 0:30:15 Witch Hat Atelier 0:36:41 MAR...

Vrai, Dee, and Peter make a much-delayed return to Wrap up the 2026 Winter season which, despite having many dropped titles, more than made up for them with its many successes! 0:00:00 Intro Neutral Zone 0:02:18 You and I are Polar Opposites 0:07:41 Sentenced to Be a Hero 0:09:05 Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary! It’s… Complicated 0:10:49 Wash it All Away 0:11:00 ROLL OVER AND DIE 0:11:28 In the Clear Moonli...

Vrai, Dee, and Peter meet to discuss the 2026 Winter season’s absolute cornucopia of shojo, josei, and romance anime! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:07 You and I are Polar Opposites 0:06:05 Sentenced to Be a Hero 0:08:03 Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary! 0:13:17 Wash it All Away 0:16:21 Shiboyugi 0:20:20 ROLL OVER AND DIE 0:24:05 In the Clear Moonlit Dusk 0:33:56 Hana-Kimi 0:40:44 The Darwin Incident 0:41:24 Tamon’s B-S...

Tony, Vrai, and Destiny return for Part 2 of their NANA watchalong, covering episodes 8-17, where they discuss Hachi’s sexuality, the vilification of women in rock, and the reality vs the mystique of Nana O! 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:29 The story until now 0:02:18 Jackson Hole is REAL 0:06:41 Hachi’s big city fantasy vs reality 0:18:41 Shoji sucks 0:25:41 Hachi’s sexuality 0:30:45 Hachi’s awakening 0:33:...

Tony, Caitlin, and ANN’s Sylvia get together to talk about Paru Itagaki’s madcap dystopic LGBT romance battle shonen featuring a sexy Santa Claus, Sanda! 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:53 Paru Itagaki 0:07:07 Whomst is Santa 0:10:21 Wish fulfillment 0:14:35 Black Santa 0:18:50 The “Trauma-free Curriculum” 0:31:08 Oshibu 0:34:55 Puberty and body horror 0:37:59 Furuyama’s Body 0:42:04 All the metaphors 0:45:41...

Dee, Caitlin, and Peter wrap-up the year 2025 with a recap of the 2025 Fall Season’s solid line-up! 0:00:00 Intro Neutral Zone 0:01:47 A Wild Last Boss Appeared! 0:05:08 Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days 0:06:51 Wandance 0:10:51 Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days 0:15:51 A Star Brighter than the Sun 0:18:46 My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s 0:20:42 The Fated Magical Princess It’s Complicated 0:22...

Vrai, Tony, and special guest, the Getting Animated podcast’s Destiny-Senpai, begin their multi-part watchalong of the shoujo classic, NANA. Destiny will be our expert as Vrai and Tony experience the story for the very first time, just in time for its 25th anniversary. 0:00:00 Intro 0:03:00 About NANA 0:05:11 Personal histories 0:10:51 Yazawa’s style and other works 0:14:12 Plot summary 0:15:32 Mu...

Toni, Vrai, and Peter return for part 5 of their Monogatari watchalong with the Neko Black OVA series and Neko White (AKA the Tsubasa Tiger arc from Monogatari Second Season) to follow Hanekawa’s twin story arcs and a new Araragi-less face (mostly) for Monogatari! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:42 Watch order 0:03:45 Monogatari without Araragi 0:07:49 White as a redo for Black 0:10:38 Timeline 0:11:58 Hanekaw...

Caitlin, Cy, and Peter check-in on a season jam-packed with shojo, LGBTQIA+, and ‘90s revival anime! 0:00:00 Intro Neutral Zone 0:02:22 A Wild Last Boss Has Appeared! 0:06:47 Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days 0:08:43 WanDance 0:16:04 Touring After the Apocalypse 0:18:14 Tojima Wants to be Kamen Rider 0:23:34 A Star Brighter than the Sun 0:26:40 Pass the Monster Meat, Milady 0:28:22 My Status as an Assassin...

Alex, Vrai, and Toni go elbow deep exploring the queer themes and rural horror of The Summer Hikaru Died. 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:01 Summary 0:02:29 Personal experiences 0:08:11 Making anime scary 0:11:27 The Netflix of it all 0:15:35 BL as a genre piece 0:20:20 The gay ‘90s 0:24:03 A horror genre piece 0:27:40 Showing vs telling queer rep 0:34:06 Cronenberg 0:42:53 “Supporting” cast 0:44:58 Penguindru...

Vrai, Dee, and Peter return to wrap-up a summer season full of excellent smaller titles, sequels, and contender for Anime of the Year! 0:00:00 Intro Red Flags 0:02:22 Clevatess Yellow Flags 0:04:40 Ruri Rocks Neutral Zonne 0:07:49 Dealing with Mikadono Sisters is a Breeze 0:12:28 Turkey! 0:19:21 Secrets of the Silent Witch 0:23:57 Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show It’s Complicated… 0:30:35 Th...

Vrai, Dee, and Peter have quite a bit to say about the 2025 Summer season along with notes from Cy, Toni, and Alex! 0:00:00 Intro Red Flags 0:02:24 Clevatess Yellow Flags 0:07:49 Ruri Rocks Neutral Zone 0:13:34 Turkey! Time to Strike 0:21:35 Secrets of the Silent Witch 0:27:21 Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show 0:32:34 Bad Girl 0:35:19 Let’s Go Karaoke! It’s Complicated 0:43:54 There's No Frea...

Vrai, Peter, and Toni belatedly regroup to finally recap the 2025 Spring season’s many triumphs and one, big, blunder. 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:13 A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof! 0:08:04 WITCH WATCH 0:09:13 mono 0:10:40 Food for the Soul 0:12:05 Apocalypse Hotel 0:19:35 TO BE HERO X 0:25:08 LAZARUS 0:30:44 Kowloon Generic Romance 0:42:09 The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl 0:43:00 The Too-Perfect Saint...

Toni, Cy, and Chiaki get the band back together to look back at the latest in the BanG Dream franchise, Ave Mujica! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:56 What is BanG Dream 0:08:32 The writing 0:13:14 Differences from MyGo! 0:18:29 Songs serving the story 0:22:51 Reasons to create art 0:29:33 Camp 0:33:58 Uika 0:40:34 Intrusive thoughts 0:44:48 Mutsumi 0:47:48 Pluralism 0:55:21 Trauma dumping 1:02:32 Sakiko 1:13:...

Vrai, Peter, and Tony gather to check-in on the Spring 2025 season with a lot of nice titles and a few that are perhaps taking on way too many concepts outside of their scope. 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:18 A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof 0:07:25 Mono 0:08:33 Food for the Soul 0:11:43 The Beginning After the End 0:12:06 Apocalypse Hotel 0:15:20 TO BE HERO X 0:21:23 Lazarus 0:27:45 Kowloon Generic Ro...

The classic AniFem combo of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai get together to talk about the standout anime of 2025 Winter and AOTY hopeful, a meta throwback to ‘90s shojo isekai, ZENSHU! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:25 Background 0:03:38 Production 0:06:51 Personal experiences 0:09:54 Sub and dub 0:12:59 The beginning 0:13:50 ‘90s shojo isekai vibes 0:16:43 Adult isekai 0:18:44 Industry conditions vs individual relat...

Tony, Vrai, and Peter return to conquer the nadir of the Monogatari series so they can enjoy Tony's promised greater pastures in Neko White and Black. Enjoy all our thoughts on the infamous toothbrush scene! 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:52 Why are we doing this? 0:05:55 It’s not good 0:06:46 Vrai and Tony see the egg GIF 0:07:36 Obligatory Senjougahara glazing 0:12:47 Karen’s place in the narrative 0:16:06...

Dee, Tony, and Peter return to reflect on the 2025 Winter Season’s new anime as well as its many many many many MANY sequels! 0:00:00 Intro Red Flags 0:01:18 OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She’s Saying Neutral Zone 0:05:48 Sorairo Utility It’s Complicated 0:07:09 I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time Feminist Potential...

Caitlin, Colleen, and Megan return to complete their rewatch of the Magic Knight Rayearth anime! 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:49 Content Warning: Grief and loss 0:02:33 Production 0:04:09 Mech designs 0:08:11 New songs 0:10:03 The writing 0:13:01 Personal reactions 0:14:52 Lantis x Eagle x Hikaru 0:16:32 Plot Mess 0:24:25 Umi romance 0:26:27 Umi and Fuu have nothing to do 0:33:19 Anime vs manga ending 0:38:...

Caitlin, Colleen, and Megan return to review the first half of Magic Knight Rayearth’s second season! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:55 New writer 0:05:54 Major changes in second season 0:09:38 Narrative passivism 0:12:32 The dub 0:15:28 Differences from the manga 0:17:16 New designs 0:19:15 New music 0:20:51 Eagle Vision 0:28:26 Aska 0:30:13 Tatra and Tarta 0:35:14 The anti-monomyth 0:38:10 Trauma 0:39:56 Al...

Dee, Tony, and Peter team up to check-in on the A to ZENSHU of 2025 Winter anime, discussing the surprisingly top-heavy season! 0:00:00 Intro Red Flags 0:01:45 OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying Yellow Flags 0:07:02 Sakamoto Days Neutral Zone 0:11:40 Sorairo Utility It's Complicated 0:13:19 I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to...

Due to some technical issues with the first episode audio, Caitlin jumps into part 2 of a watchalong of Magic Knight Rayearth with special guests Megan and Colleen 0:00:00 Intro (special note) 0:02:21 Sub vs Dub 0:08:35 The story so far 0:11:30 Greatest anime betrayals 0:16:30 Visuals and pacing 0:19:38 Ferio 0:21:51 Caldina 0:23:40 Zagato 0:25:36 Inouva 0:29:58 Individuality in isekai 0:38:31 Gir...

Alex, Cy, and Peter return to close out 2024 by wrapping up the Fall season, including a number of shojo titles and some surprise shonen favorites! 0:00:00 Intro Red Flags 0:01:56 Yakuza Fiance 0:09:11 The Do-Over Damsel Yellow Flags 0:11:49 TsumaSho 0:14:04 I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History Neutral Zone 0:15:01 Orb: On the Movements of the Earth 0:20:40 Negative Positive Angler 0:...

Caitlin, Cy, and Anime Herald’s Samantha get together to look back at a unique anime featuring adult romance and the consequences of burnout, Recovery of an MMO Junkie! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:20 Synopsis 0:03:48 The why 0:06:05 The controversy 0:11:15 Relatability 0:24:05 Similarities to Isekai 0:36:45 The gender of it all 0:44:02 Queering het 0:46:20 Koiwai 0:50:03 Moriko’s presentation 0:56:08 Final...

Toni and Cy meet to discuss Anime Feminists core values and our plans going forward post-election. 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:40 Not throwing anyone away 0:10:36 Safe place to express and explore community 0:14:47 How we discovered Anime Feminist 0:26:40 How anime helps and has helped us 0:47:35 Why we create these communities 1:03:19 Recommendations 1:15:10 Outro Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/poetpedago...